Total Crime Rate
97.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Earlsway area has the 19th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 234th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Earlsway (SK11 8SR) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher than the Macclesfield South average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Earlsway (SK11 8SR), the main crime hotspot is near Portland Walk. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Macclesfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Scotthope Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scotthope Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Ambleside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilchrist Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Scotthope Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Princes Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkett Heyes Road | — |
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